View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. In particular, he asked one very clever question of VCs to run a smoother, more effective process, culminating in four term sheets from interested, lead investors. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling.

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Seed Stage Marketing Angel Investor Term Sheet 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. In particular, he asked one very clever question of VCs to run a smoother, more effective process, culminating in four term sheets from interested, lead investors. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Marketing Angel Investor Term Sheet 120

Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

At the beginning of 2018, we almost invested in a startup with two strong founders. My old friend Krishna Gade and his new co-founder, Amit Paka, were teaming up to build a new startup in one of the most exciting technology spaces out there today — artificial intelligence. This is the story of how we invested in Fiddler Labs.

Artificial Inteligence 107

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Term Sheet Cofounder 107

K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

I helped introduce the company to various angels and lead the effort to form a syndicate for their fund-raising round. The day before we were supposed to sign the term sheet for the investment, Like.com sued Ugmode (the parent company of Modista.com) for patent infringement. I’m all for competition and for a fair fight.

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Software Review Technical Review IP Finance 134

View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Here’s a quick look at the graphic as published in David’s article (click to view a larger version): In some cases, these steps are blurred or shuffled slightly in terms of sequence, but broadly speaking, most VC firm processes look basically like this. Work on securing a lead investor who can then help in forming a syndicate.

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Term Sheet Due Diligence Seed Stage Seed Capital 120

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Despite all the hype in the press (including with respect to the latest ICO craze), raising funds for your startup is still tough – particularly if you’re not located in San Francisco or Silicon Valley. The hard part, of course, is getting in front of “A” investors to pitch your startup. Tip #1: Get Warm Referrals to “A” Investors.

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Term Sheet San Francisco Founder Investment Bankers 63

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. For more on gathering data and using it to assess companies, see How to Assess Startups Using Machine Learning. 2) Market . 8) Monitor .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

Startup outcomes tend to be very binary. Another area where I''m not sure I stand is with some of the more formal referral and syndication programs that are emerging now. AngelList (which I remain a big fan) also recently launched a syndicate program. The other investor could''ve certainly lobbied to get me an allocation.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndication Syndicate 46

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

And they should be; the feeding frenzy in the innovation economy is in some cases because startups are eating the lunch of more established companies. Corporate venture groups are making it easier for startups to access this talent by setting up learning and co-working spaces on their premises. They invest alongside financial VCs.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

All the engineers I trust to execute a project swiftly, professionally and with quality, especially under startup conditions, will not touch an upfront equity deal with a 10-foot pole. They understand not only the value of their abilities, but that they could just as easily band together and make their own startup.

Equity 40

Equity Developer Entrepreneur Syndication 40

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Early Stage Syndication Syndicate Silicon Valley 100

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 29, 2015

Kyle and his team went through Techstars Boulder in 2012 before moving back to Atlanta and being leaders in energizing the Atlanta startup community. in Funding: Here is the Valuation, Term Sheet and Why We’re Doing It. Recently, the gang at SalesLoft told the detailed story of their $10m financing. Data, data everywhere.

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Atlanta Valuation Term Sheet Finance 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

We used the Y Combinator open source term sheet. We signed the term sheet within 48 hours and had funded in under 2 weeks. If you accept my terms you’re done. They elected to sign my term sheet. and a VC’s fund has one purpose – startups. We took the $500k. Your choice.&#.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

They either do too many seed investments (for which they can spend no quality time with any) or they treat it as an option (“if you succeed come back and see us and we’ll match any term sheet you get&# ) – they view it as a sort of “right of first refusal.&#. The signaling affect is overrated.

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Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product. NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation.

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Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. This also appears as a guest post at Fortune’s Term Sheet. Salesforce.com is a startup with 76,000 subscribers (over 2.1M Reid assembled the founding team drawing largely from his prior startups, with a few other folks he’d known for a long time. May 26, 2011.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. And even though angel groups syndicate their best deals within their respective associated networks, it is always best to apply to the angel groups nearest your physical location. Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments. Accelerators.

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Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

Berkonomics

APRIL 3, 2014

And even though angel groups syndicate their best deals within their respective associated networks, it is always best to apply to the angel groups nearest your physical location. If you are starting a virtual company with your employees working from home locations, as many startups do, it should be the location of the founder.

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Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 92